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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1928
Page
4
Thanksgiving is set aside next Thursday as a day of prayer and praise. The appeal urges all to observe it, honoring the Puritan tradition and recognizing the bounty from the Giver of All Good. Emphasizes duty, blessings, and the lasting custom across the land.
Editorial notes reflect on appeal to the eye in warfare from Aberdeen displays to the unseen horror of modern weapons. It argues gaze and glamour fade as destruction looms, urging conciliation over battle and a business model of constant advertising to win and keep customers.
The piece argues that a shared community purpose drives prosperity and urban progress. It notes advertising rituals, the benefits of city life, and how Christmas shopping signals a national tendency to delay tasks until the last moment, emphasizing early shopping as sensible.
A gay and racy comedy by Ben Jonson titled Volpone will play Ford's Theatre in Baltimore during Thanksgiving week. Produced by the Theatre Guild of New York, the cast features Margalo Gillmore, Earle Larimore, Henry Travers, Whitford Kane, Claude Rains, Philip Leigh, and Morris Carnovsky, tracing the scoundrel Volpone and his clever plots to outwit greedy would be heirs.
In sad but loving remembrance of our dear husband and father Russell J. Bell who departed this life November 26 1926 Our family circle has broken A link has gone from our chain We shall meet again in a better land with loved ones and never part Sunshine passes shadows fall Love’s remembrance outlasts all By his Wife and Children
Mr S Bradford Downes bought the broom factory of A J Smith in Tuckahoe Neck and will move it to Denton to produce brooms for local and nearby counties. Mrs Frances A Pennington invites guests to the marriage of her daughter Frances Stella to Frank Flounders on Wednesday December 2 at two o clock in Ridgely M E Church. Willis A Lyden a farmer near Hickman died Saturday night at age sixty four after a long cancer battle. The funeral was at his home with Holiness Association minister officiating. interment in the family graveyard. Mrs Liden, formerly Miss Noble, and six children survive. Charles Manship, 68, died in Burrsville after general debility. funeral at Burrsville Methodist Protestant Church. He was brother to Andrew Manship of Greensboro and nephew to Rev Andrew Manship, a Peninsula preacher. William Henry Davis, once an inmate of Caroline county almshouse, died Friday in the same institution at age ninety one. A native of Dorchester, he spent years in Delaware and Caroline county.
Dr. R H Riley of the State Department of Health explains why measles and whooping cough surge when schools open. He cites misreadings of early cold symptoms, a kindergarten outbreak, and the role of handwashing and avoiding finger contact in preventing spread.
Prize listings show Edna Cheezum taking first in Peanuts and White Snow Pearce, John W. Cox first in Potatoes White Hayman, and J W Cox second in Pearce White Snow. George Sia Torts wins Gold Skin Sweet Potatoes with Wm Williamson second. Edna Cheezum second in Potatoes Early Rose. Mrs. C. C. Blades takes first and second in Eggs White and Brown. Mrs. George Poole wins Japanese Persimmon. Celery winner is J Ed Butler.
Burrsville P T A reorganized last Friday evening with President Mrs R H Staf ford Vice President Mrs Harry Collison Secretary Mrs George Blades and Treasurer Mrs Floyd Baker The group plans to meet the first Friday evening each month Harvest Home services were held at Wesley M E Church on Sunday morning November ith Autumn decorations featured vegetables and fruit were donated to the pastor Several local families visited or hosted gatherings in nearby towns and cities including Marcus Hook Andersontown Bridgeville and Wilmington over the weekend through Sunday
Baltimore engagement begins Monday November 26. Bayard Veiller’s melodrama places the audience in the jury box as District Attorney Galwey presents circumstantial evidence against Mary Dugan in the murder of Edgar Rice. Jimmy Dugan appeals to the audience as the courtroom drama unfolds. Matinees Wednesday and Saturday with Thanksgiving Day extra matinee.
The Twentieth Century Community Club and guests enjoyed a large gathering on the 14th at Mr and Mrs Gilbert Lane home, the year’s largest turnout. The next meeting is set for the 28th at Mr and Mrs Edward Lane to greet roll call with thanks for the year’s blessings. Miss Marty Dillon will spend winter in High Point NC with brothers L C and E C Dillon, after traveling via Washington with Ray Dillon. Friends hosted a surprise party for Mollie Flaharty, with refreshments late. Mrs Mary E Wright visiting daughters in Houston and Harrington Delaware.
Miss Suzanne Warrington completes Delaware University training and assists Harrington fifth and sixth grades. William Jacobs sells second-hand furniture store and plans a chicken business with his bride. Prospect Church reopens after improvements to interior and exterior amid a large turnout. Harry A. Porter hosts a turkey dinner for many relatives and friends. Samuel Hill, a longtime respected citizen, passes away. Lucy Pierson of Chester weekends with Elvis Pierson family. Marian Keyes visits Philadelphia for the weekend.
Social notes list dozens of visits and entertaining pairs from Federalsburg Church Hill Andrewville Magnolia Goldsboro and Wilmington. Hosts include Mr and Mrs John Long Mr and Mrs Ed Stubbs Mr and Mrs J E Walls and others with dinners weekends and Sunday gatherings. Several attendees at a Delaware College convention and various family visits are noted.
Autumn guidance on buttermilk uses includes soups salads and breads. Recipes cover buttermilk bread sticks dressing Little Brown Cakes and gingerbread with details on ratios temperatures and substitutions. The text highlights tender cake texture from buttermilk and suggests make ahead batter for fresh servings.
Puzzle of coded phrases cites Tennyson and quotes from the Christian Science Monitor Bailey Garfield and Gladstone. It presents a series of numbered word clues with references to moral and literary themes and ends with a note on notable quotes about self improvement and human development.
The piece explains that Indian summer is a loosely defined weather pattern, not a calendar fixed season. It can occur multiple times in autumn, varying in date and duration, and is not reliably tied to saint days or a regular schedule.
Sir Esme Howard at the International Golden Rule Dinner in Washington condemns wartime suffering of Near East refugees. Greek and Bulgarian ambassadors echoed praise for Near East Relief. Harold Pellegrin of Potomac Division led a pageant of society girls in costumes of fifty nations, promoting Golden Rule Sunday on December 2 to fund and sustain 32,000 orphans under Near East Relief care.
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